Dynamo coach Dominic Kinnear dominates at home

Although Dominic Kinnear doesn’t put as much weight on streaks compared to championships, it’s worth mentioning that Kinnear could become the first coach in Major League Soccer history to go unbeaten at home in multiple seasons.

His stacked 2005 San Jose Earthquakes were the first team in MLS history to accomplish the feat. They also won nine games on the road that year to earn the Supporters Shield with a thorough domination of the league – well until they got bounced in the playoffs, as he’ll sadly tell you.

With a victory or tie Saturday night against the Union, the Dynamo will finish the season unbeaten at home in the regular season. They also have a 24-game regular season home unbeaten streak, dating to June 18, 2011, at Robertson Stadium.

“It’s a good thing,” Kinnear said. “It’s all about championships really. It’s a good thing to look back on, but I think people actually remember championships rather than streaks. If this unbeaten streak can lead us to the playoffs and to the championship, I think we can point to that.

“But in 2005, we got bumped out of the playoffs after being the best thing in the league. This streak is good for us if it puts us into the playoffs and we get some home games during the playoffs.”

Nonetheless, the home unbeaten streak is a testament to Kinnear, who has won two MLS Cup titles and three Conference titles (two West and one East) since arriving in Houston in 2006.

“And obviously (Kinnear) is a great coach,” Brad Davis said. “He’s instilled a great work ethic in this group. He’s got a good group of guys that continues to drive that every single day. Guys really buy into the system. We try to bring it every single day. I think that shows in our record.”